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At just 19 years old, Shawn started working in the restaurant industry, and always had the gift of hospitality. Things started small and slow, but Shawn worked his way into management and eventually into fine dinning under one of the top maître d’s and notable wine sales people in the industry within the US. Shawn served some very special vintage wines and… Read more →

In 1981, Kevin took his first commission check from a sales job and purchased the best bottle of wine in stock at his local wine store, a 1976 Chateau Lafite Rothschild. That was all it took for Kevin to be hooked! In the years that followed, Kevin enjoyed tasting and learning about wines from many of the world’s great… Read more →

A Virginia native, Frank Morgan is the founder of the DrinkWhatYouLike.com wine blog, started in 2009 to chronicle his wine experiences from the perspective of an avid wine consumer and to share stories of the wines, wineries, and winegrowers of Virginia. His site was recently named one of the top wine news blogs by Millesima. Morgan is also a contributor… Read more →

Elizabeth is a relatively new wine enthusiast, having had her most pivotal wine moment during the summer of 2008 when her travel client, a wine broker and importer, shared with her a bottle of premium, estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. In March 2009, she took her first trip to the Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Tasting appointments included Anderson’s Conn… Read more →

Having worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit for many years, Lisa would often find herself enjoying a glass of wine to relieve stress after her 12.5 hour shifts. What began as a mere interest in wine turned to a passion when she realized she was spending all her time off wandering through vineyards and trolling wine cellars. This registered… Read more →

Lauren Mowery Lauren writes the weekly wine column for legendary New York City paper Village Voice. A sixteen-year resident and former Manhattan litigator, she earned her Juris Doctor at New York’s Fordham Law School where she was an editor on the Fordham Environmental Law Journal. Dissatisfied with her work in the legal field, she switched paths to the wine industry,… Read more →